Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Blacks Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
| Blacks Creek Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Blacks Creek mouth  Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler Venango |
| Townships | Marion (Butler) Irwin (Venango) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Blacks Creek and Scrubgrass Creek |
| ⁃ location | about 2 miles south of Nectarine, Pennsylvania |
| ⁃ coordinates | 41°10′33″N 79°55′17″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,420 ft (430 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
⁃ location | about 0.25 miles west of Boyers, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 41°06′41″N 79°54′56″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,190 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.8 mi (7.7 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.75 square miles (22.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 13.42 cu ft/s (0.380 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
| ⁃ right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | County Line Road, Porter Road, Creek Bottom Road, Eau Claire Road |
References
- "GNIS Detail - Blacks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Blacks Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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